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Looking to become a medic, as many others. I want to be fully ready for the program so I'm thinking about taking Human Anatomy & Physiology, Medical Terminology, and General Pharmacology.

Is this okay to do? Or am I wasting my time with these classes as they aren't specifically for a Medic Program?

Any input is greatly appreciated.

I'm looking to enter a medic program in a year or so.


Currently I work part time two jobs. Valet, and emt with IFT company. IFT is great experience and great time to develop pt contact skills.


Any input, questions, advice, etc. I greatly appreciate it! :)
 
No college level classes are a waste of time.

There credit classes and can be used and transfered if you ever choose to change careers.
 
These classes are just general ed. classes offered at the locale jc
 
Just gen. ed.? These two classes will put you ahead of the majority of the people you work with.

I dont know where you live but juco credits transfer and are usually cheaper.

traditional education versus training, big difference.

Some guy teaching you a combined A and P class from his "experience" in the back of his garage with no educational background isnt even comparable.

These classes are a basis for everything you will ever be taught in EMS and in my opinion should be mandatory.
 
Thanks for the input! I'm going to sign up when they become avail!
 
CAOX3 said:
No college level classes are a waste of time.
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I am going to assume you are joking otherwise I might have to post a long, ranting rambling deconstruction of what you said which is going to get me all worked up.
 
MrBrown said:
I am going to assume you are joking otherwise I might have to post a long, ranting rambling deconstruction of what you said which is going to get me all worked up.
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Your basing that statement on a country (USA) that doesnt even require any education for the most part even at the ALS level.

A little formal education isnt going to hurt anyone in the states.
 
CAOX3 said:
Your basing that statement on a country (USA) that doesnt even require any education for the most part even at the ALS level.

A little formal education isnt going to hurt anyone in the states.
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Ah, I have misread, at first glance it appeard you were saying "no" to the OPs question and adding that college classes are a waste of time.

Hmm perhaps it would have been less ambigious to say "no class is a waste of time" or something like that.

I agree that it will be useful, the only people college level EMS education will hurt is the fire department :P
 
The better paramedic tech schools typically require A&P and pharm prior to acceptance to the program. The ones that give you the watered down versions usually exist just to take your money.

I don't know how it is in CA, but here in VA all community colleges honor each other's credits, and all of the four year state schools honor those credits 100% as well. In fact in the state of VA, if you get a two year degree at any community college, you get automatic enrollment into any four year college statewide. You may not be accepted to your intended program right away, but you'll be admitted to the university nonetheless. When you graduate, the diploma says the name of the university only, not the junior college(s) that you spent half your time at. It's the cheapest way to earn a four year degree without the gov't paying for it, or earning a scholarship.
 
46Young said:
When you graduate, the diploma says the name of the university only, not the junior college(s) that you spent half your time at.
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If one graduates from a community college they will have a diploma from there as well with its name on it.

Not all technical schools in this country will offer the two semester college level A&P with a lab. Most will have just the survey for Paramedics. The differences in numbering systems due to how each college and school are accredited may make transferring very difficult or delay transfer due to the time it may take a transcript with non-traditional courses or numbering to be evaluated. If one is serious enough to ask about specific courses, they should not do a crap shoot where their education is concerned especially if they have plans for higher education later. It might end up wasting time and costing a lot of money later. Even if one wanted to transfer to another state, the credits from a state college will generally follow for a fairly easy transfer to another college with advanced degrees.

The two community colleges in CA are very reasonably priced. The "good tech" schools may cost as much as a term at UC Berkeley or Stanford and give you a certificate to nowhere.
 
VentMedic said:
The two community colleges in CA are very reasonably priced. The "good tech" schools may cost as much as a term at UC Berkeley or Stanford and give you a certificate to nowhere.
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Hey I have a Certificate to Nowhere specalising in "perform a u-turn when possible" :P

I would add that the OP needs to take real classes not the watered down stuff for ambos I have seen avaliable over your way. Pathophysiology might help too as would English, scientific research methods and chemistry.
 
The A&P survey was all that is required for my medic program, but many of us took the full A&P series with lab and the difference in our pathophys test grades is noticeable.

I highly recommend the classes the OP mentioned. A&P and Med Term are required for almost every medic program and Pharm can only help.
 
Thanks for all the input. Is it okay if some of these classes are geared towards Medical Assisting? There are no specific general pharm classes or medical terminology class, but I think something is better than nothing! To clear this up, the classes that I want are offered in the MA program, but are open to everyone...
 
Fbarba123 said:
Thanks for all the input. Is it okay if some of these classes are geared towards Medical Assisting? There are no specific general pharm classes or medical terminology class, but I think something is better than nothing! To clear this up, the classes that I want are offered in the MA program, but are open to everyone...
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NO.

Are you going to a "tech school"?

Almost every community college that offers health science degrees will have the basic classes required for several health care professions.
 
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These classes are offered at the local jc. If it was a tech school i'm sure they would have specific classes towards medic school
 
VentMedic said:
If one graduates from a community college they will have a diploma from there as well with its name on it.

Not all technical schools in this country will offer the two semester college level A&P with a lab. Most will have just the survey for Paramedics. The differences in numbering systems due to how each college and school are accredited may make transferring very difficult or delay transfer due to the time it may take a transcript with non-traditional courses or numbering to be evaluated. If one is serious enough to ask about specific courses, they should not do a crap shoot where their education is concerned especially if they have plans for higher education later. It might end up wasting time and costing a lot of money later. Even if one wanted to transfer to another state, the credits from a state college will generally follow for a fairly easy transfer to another college with advanced degrees.

The two community colleges in CA are very reasonably priced. The "good tech" schools may cost as much as a term at UC Berkeley or Stanford and give you a certificate to nowhere.
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I wasn't referring to tech programs that give A&P w/lab, but rather actual community colleges that give these classes, which would apply to any degree program.

Regarding whose name is on th diploma, I was refering to a Bachelor's and above. A BSN would say "George Mason University"on the diploma, not "George Mason and NVCC", no?

My point was that you can do the communiy college on the cheap for the first two years, get an automatic transfer to the university, and get a four year degree with the University's name on it for maybe 65-70% of the cost of four year attendance at that school. Your resume would say BSN graduated from GMU, provided that you weren't working for a couple of years as an RN first before going back for the BSN, of course.
 
Fbarba123 said:
These classes are offered at the local jc. If it was a tech school i'm sure they would have specific classes towards medic school
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Is there an MA program at your local community college?

Could you post a link?
 
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